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The enzymatic activity of these enzymes differs based on the nature of the substrate, its supramolecular assemblies (micelle, liposomes), and their composition, reflecting the interfacial nature of the PLA2s and requiring assays able to directly quantify this interaction of the enzyme(s) with these supramolecular assemblies. We developed and optimized a simple, universal assay method employing the pH-sensitive indicator dye bromothymol blue (BTB), in which different POPC (3-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-1-phosphocholine) self-assemblies (liposomes or mixed micelles with Triton X-100 at different molar ratios) were used to assess the enzymatic activity. We used this assay to perform a comparative analysis of PLA2 kinetics on these supramolecular assemblies and to determine the kinetic parameters of PLA2 isozymes IB and IIA for each supramolecular POPC assembly. 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